Legalisation of documents
Legalization of documents
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Legalization opening hours - Monday 13:00 – 15:00: Embassy receives your documents. - Thursday 13:00 – 15:00: Embassy returns back your documents. Legalization fee: 84 SAR/document (by Debit card or bank transfer). |
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As of 14th December 2020, the Embassy will legalize documents electronically without a sticker affixed to the original document. Documents must still be submitted in hard copy. However, they will be signed electronically and sent by e-mail. With a reference number provided by the embassy, the legalized document can be accessed on this website: https://legalweb.diplomatie.be. |
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APOSTILLE Effective Dec. 7, 2022, Saudi Arabia joined the Hague Apostille Convention abolishing the requirement of legalization for foreign public documents. Please note that the apostille is only available for original documents (or true copies issued by the same body that issued the original). Apostilled photocopies cannot replace the original document. Please follow the link to request the apostille service: https://services.mofa.gov.sa/Ratification/RatificationInquiry/Inquiry |
General Information about legalization
A document that is official and legal in one country is not necessarily official and legal in another. Many documents must therefore be legalized if you wish to use them abroad.
The legalization process involves checking the origin of the relevant document. Legalization is official confirmation that the signature of the civil servant that has signed a document, or the seal or stamp on the document, is legitimate.
It is not only the signature of the person that has issued the document that is legalized, the process can also legalize the signature of the legalizing registrar. Every signature, every seal and every stamp will be legalized by the person authorized to do so and who is familiar with each signature, seal or stamp. This explains why various legalizations are sometimes required, in a specific order.
Non-Criminal record
Please send an email to riyadh.visa@diplobel.fed.be to obtain the required form before going to the police station.
Legalization of Annex 32 (financial guarantor form for students)
For legalizing an Annex 32 form (form in FR, form in NL), the financial guarantor has to request an appointment by e-mail to: riyadh.visa@diplobel.fed.be.
Legalization of Saudi Arabian public documents:
Saudi Arabian public documents can be legalized by the Belgian Embassy.
First, the original document has to be translated (by a sworn translator) into English, French or Dutch.
Then, you need a legalization from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of KSA (MOFA) for both documents, the original and the translation.
Only documents translated and legalized by MOFA can be legalized by the Belgian Embassy.
Legalization of Yemeni documents
Yemeni public documents can be legalized by the Belgian Embassy.
First, the original document has to be translated (by a sworn translator) into English, French or Dutch.
Then, you need a legalization from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Yemen (MOFA) for both documents, the original and the translation.
Only documents translated and legalized by MOFA can be legalized by the Belgian Embassy.
Legalization of Omani documents
Oman has signed up to the conventions apostille The Hague of 5 October 1961. With this, just 1 legalization is required via an apostille stamp.
Legalization of non-Saudi public documents
Official non-Saudi documents have to be legalized by the competent Belgian Embassy of its country of issuance.
Legalization of Belgian public documents
For information on how to legalize Belgian public documents for use in KSA please refer to the following website of the Belgian Foreign Affairs.
https://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/services/legalisation_of_documents